JANUARY 8
20 years ago (2005)
The Brainerd lakes community has contributed more than $15,000 for Asian tsunami relief efforts through the American Red Cross, as donations continue to pour in. Red Cross officials say the money will be used for blankets, sleeping mats, plastic sheeting, mosquito nets, etc.
30 years ago (1995)
Former Brainerd girls basketball standout Sarah Northway, the first Warrior girl to earn a Division I basketball scholarship, will be leaving the University of Arizona. The 6-foot sophomore is leaning toward Connecticut. She liked Arizona and her teammates, but wants more playing time.
40 years ago (1985)
A scarf-masked bandit and his accomplice ransacked a safe at the Oak Street Cricket store last night after forcing a young cashier to lie on the floor. The two men took an undetermined amount of cash and fled. Police followed their tracks in the snow for two blocks before losing the trail.
60 years ago (1965)
(Photo) Fire Chief Ray Shortridge, who will referee the next Golden Gloves card against Wadena at the armory, talks with two Brainerd fighters, Larry Clark and Shawn Moehrle. Featured boxer will be John Sundby, winner of 53 fights, who returns from six-months duty with the Army. Sundby is one of the best in the Upper Midwest Region.
80 years ago (1945)
Marlene Ramsey, 7, Brainerd's “sleeping girl,” died yesterday at Gillette Hospital in St. Paul. She was the victim of a form of sleeping sickness, becoming unconscious Dec. 14, 1943. She was either asleep or in a trance ever since. She received special treatments but her death was not unexpected.
100 years ago (1925)
Eugene Anderson, 3-1/2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Anderson, was operated on at St. Joseph's Hospital several weeks ago for appendicitis. He is so much improved that he was taken home yesterday.
8/46: First shipment of iron ore on the Cuyuna Range from the Kennedy Mine.
27/46: People in the Northern Pacific Railroad depot waiting area, circa 1910. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
28/46: Chicago Tavern on Gilbert Lake circa 1938-1943. Dancing and food. Al LaBarre was the owner. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area' published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
29/46: State Champion was this Brainerd amateur baseball team of 1894, which later saw two of those players advance to the major leagues. Pictured here are (front row) Frary, catcher; Phyle, rf-pit.; Howe, pit., rf; C. McCarthy, 1st; (middle row) Burgum, shortstop, W.P. Buckley, manager; Hill; 3rd; (back row) W. McCarthy, cf; Blandy, lf; Warner, 2nd. Source: 'Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971'. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1971.
35/46: Brainerd Fire Department. Dispatch archives
36/46: W.E. Lively, the hustling Maxwell auto dealer, has sold a Maxwell to Joseph Johnson. Pictured is a Maxwell Mascotte Touring 1911 by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1526033
37/46: This truck belonged to Silas Hall's Transfer Line just after World War I. It was used for hauling freight from the NP (Northern Pacific Railroad) depot to stores around town as well as for other kinds of moving. The picture was taken in front of the railroad freight office. Before the truck, Silas Hal used teams of horses and wagons which he kept at 415 Main (now Washington Street). Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
38/46: The 1916 Brainerd police force, pictured here, included the following men: The plain clothes men at either end were Jack Brandt (left) and Ted Nesheim; (front row, left to right) Charles Varner, chief, and Tom Templeton. (Rear, left to right) Erick Graff, Hans Saude and August Swanson. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
39/46: This building at Seventh and Laurel, still a well-known landmark in Brainerd, was the home of the Citizen's State Bank, from 1909 to 1927, when the bank then moved to quarters across the street. This picture was taken in 1913. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
40/46: The "fill" grounds skating rink, located near Franklin Junior High School, winter of 1938-39. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
41/46: 60 years ago (1959) (Photo) Robert Dobson, 15, is interested in how long he can keep a kite aloft. He launched a kite at 3 p.m. yesterday near the court house and it's still flying despite a near disaster when a truck caught the kite string. The weatherman says it will remain windy today. Photo illustration, Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.
42/46: Brainerd Dispatch archives
43/46: The state hospital campus on Highway 18.
44/46: Santa takes a ride during a Christmas parade in downtown Brainerd.
45/46: Children crowd around Santa during downtown Brainerd Christmas festivities.
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